Rejections! What Has Come In The Past Few Days

 "The Unintended Consequences of Art" got two:

 Unfortunately your story "The Unintended Consequences of Art" will not be published at Fiction on the Web.

I'll quote from the reviews in case the feedback helps you out:

    Three centuries after events, publication of Chelbie Barcid's diaries challenges the long-accepted historical records of the Saproniki-Meerkat War. Reminiscent of/influenced by Iain M. Banks +/- Asimov's Foundation. Difficult to get into. It's sophisticated writing, but I felt the academic voice of the narrator, complex political machinations, worldbuilding and number of named characters are too dense for this short story presentation.

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I hope this doesn't discourage you from submitting more stories in future, and I wish you better luck next time.

Meanwhile, I'm always grateful for everyone that takes the time to leave comments on other people's stories; and, enjoy the site!

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Thanks,

Charlie

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 After careful consideration, we are unable to accept your story for publication in A Summer of Sci-fi & Fantasy: Volume Five. We had over 400 submissions this year, and even great stories didn't make the cut.

We wish you the best of luck in finding a home for your story elsewhere and sincerely hope that you will continue to submit your work in future submission cycles. 

Thank you for considering Worldstone Publishing. We hope to speak again,

 

Dustin Bilyk - Lead Editor

Worldstone Publishing 

 

" Going For The Kid"

Thank you for trusting M E N A C E with your work. We regret that we cannot offer to publish your work at this time. Please do not take this as commentary on your work, as we must often turn down great work due to space limitations. 

We would appreciate it if you bookmarked us and reported your submissions on Chill Subs and Duotrope, if you use those sites.

We wish you the best of luck in placing this work elsewhere.

--

The Editors

M E N A C E

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Thank you for your interest in and submission to Unlikely Stories Six! Please accept my apologies for the slow response time: we try to get everything addressed within two months, and failed in this case.

Unfortunately, after careful consideration, I find that "Going for the Kid" isn't quite what I'm looking for. I hope you place it.

Thanks again,
Jonathan 

 

 For "The Dead and the Dying":

Thank you for submitting your collection of stories to the Iowa Short Fiction Awards. Our judges were excited by both the quality and range of the submissions this year. Thank you for sharing your writing with us.

Although I am writing to tell you that your manuscript was not selected as one of this year's finalists, we hope you will not find this discouraging. Please consider submitting to the Iowa Short Fiction Awards again in the future--submissions are always free and a new judge is announced each year. 

This year's winners will be announced in the coming months by the University of Iowa Press and on our website, https://fictionawards.writersworkshop.uiowa.edu. You can sign up for our mailing list to stay in touch.

Thank you again for sharing your work!

Sincerely,

The Iowa Short Fiction Awards Team

 

 

 

"When Thomas Kemp Went Missing"

Thank you so much for sending us your endeavors. It's unique reflection of the underside will not be revealed at this time, but please keep us in mind for creative work in the future!

Regards,
The editor of Underside Stories  

For "Agnes" 

 Thank you for your submission to Talon Review. Although we must decline your submission this time, we appreciated the chance to consider it.

Thanks again. Best of luck with this.

 

Sincerely,

Julia Croston

Editor-in-Chief

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